How to say freckles, pimples, dimples, cold sores, blackheads and warts in Spanish
Today we will learn how to say freckles, pimples, dimples, cold sores, birthmark, mole, pimple and warts in Spanish. I will begin by recounting an experience I had here in Medellín, Colombia, which made me realize that it is important to know how to say these words in Spanish. This story will also help you learn these words in Spanish.
Yesterday, I was supposed to start “therapy” (therapy) for my “shoulder” (shoulder). I injured my shoulder here in Medellin, Colombia doing a sport called Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (or in Spanish “Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu”). If you are not familiar with BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu), you may think of it as a combination of “wrestling” and judo.
When I got ready to start my therapy session, the receptionist told me in Spanish that she had no record of my appointment. I told him that I had arrived a few days ago when I was in the area and that I made my appointment in person with a completely different receptionist. But she insisted that there was no record of my appointment to start my therapy session and that it would be necessary for me to make another appointment to start my therapy and come back another day.
It was then that I asked if there was anything I could do considering that I could not locate any records of my appointment and that I had traveled a long distance to begin my therapy sessions.
And then he asked me about the other receptionist, the one who made the appointment for me. How is? How does it look? (How is she?)
That’s when I told him in Spanish that the receptionist who made the appointment for me had freckles, dimples, and a mole. Actually, I thought the mole was kind of cute, so I told him in Spanish.
that the other receptionist had a mole on her face. I also had a terrible cold sore on my mouth, but I didn’t bother to mention it in any language.
With that description the receptionist was able to locate the other receptionist (who was on a different floor at the time), and finally confirmed my appointment so that I could start my therapy immediately and not have to come back another day to start.
It was then that I realized how important it can be to know how to say freckles, dimples, pimples, cold sores, etc., in Spanish. So I want to share these words with you so that you know them in case you ever need to use them.
1. Dimple – Dimple
When Claudia laughs to dimple her cheeks.
When Claudia laughs, her cheeks dimple.
By the way, the word that people use for dimples in Colombia is “huequitos” instead of “dimples”. “Huequitos” literally means “little holes”. Here in Colombia, they also tend to use the word “cheeks” instead of “cheek” for the English word cheeks.
2. Pimples – Pimples
That teenager has a lot of pimples on his face.
That teenager has a lot of pimples on his face.
Depending on what a pimple looks like and where it is on the body, Spanish speakers may also use the words “mud” and “barrito.”
3. Birthmark – birthmark
I can’t see your birthmark.
I can’t see your birthmark.
Instead of “birthmark,” you may also hear Spanish speakers say “birthmark.”
4. Freckles – Freckles
The waitress has freckles on her face.
The waitress has freckles on her face.
5. Mole – Lunar
Her mole is a mark of beauty.
Your mole is a mark of beauty.
6. Febrile blisters or cold sores – Sores
She didn’t want to kiss him because he had sores on his mouth.
She didn’t want to kiss him because he had cold sores on his mouth.
Besides “sores”, a very formal phrase that you can hear, especially in Spain, is “herpes labial” (literally, “herpes on the lips”). I never use the term “cold sore” for obvious reasons …
That’s because if I had a cold sore in my mouth, I would rather have someone tell me that I have a “mouth sore” rather than a “cold sore.”
Now let me give you a very informal word for cold sores that you may hear not only in Colombia but in other parts of Latin America:
Fires in the mouth (literally, “fire in the mouth”) or simply “fires” for short.
By the way, I have heard that Mexicans use the word “canker sore” for cold sores, but you may want to confirm it with someone from Mexico because my Spanish dictionary says that “canker” is “an ulcer in the mouth.”
7. Mark – stain
She has a small spot on her forehead.
He has a small mark on his forehead.
8. Blackhead – Pimples
I got a pimple on my back.
A black dot came out of my back.
Another word for black dots that is commonly used in Latin America is “black dots”, literally “black dots.”
9. Wart – Wart
I had a wart on my hand.
He had a wart on his hand.